Let's All Be Americans Now is a

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song written and composed by

Irving Berlin Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russi ...

Edgar Leslie Edgar Leslie (December 31, 1885 – January 22, 1976) was an American songwriter. Biography Edgar Leslie was born in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1885. He studied at the Cooper Union in New York. He published his first song in 1909, starting a l ...

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George W. Meyer George William Meyer (January 1, 1884– August 28, 1959) was an American Tin Pan Alley songwriter. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1884. He graduated from Roxbury High School, and began working in accountancy for Boston department stor ...

. The song was first published in 1917 by Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co., in

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.The sheet music cover depicts a soldier with his rifle and silhouetted marching soldiers in the background. A popular recording in 1917 was made by the American Quartet. The sheet music can be found at the

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.Berlin, Irving, Edgar Leslie, and George W. Meyer. 1917. ''Let's all be Americans now''.

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*Parker, Bernard S. ''World War I Sheet Music 1.'' Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 2007. . *Paas, John Roger. 2014. ''America sings of war: American sheet music from World War I''. . *Vogel, Frederick G. ''World War I Songs: A History and Dictionary of Popular American Patriotic Tunes, with Over 300 Complete Lyrics''. Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., 1995. . {{authority control Songs about the United States 1917 songs Songs of World War I Songs written by Irving Berlin Songs written by Edgar Leslie Songs written by George W. Meyer